How are the All Blacks tracking 2 months before the tour?

How are the All Blacks tracking 2 months before the tour?

From THE AFTERMATCH by Kirstie Stanway-Thorne

May 4, 2026 · 39 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the All Blacks' performance and key matchups as they prepare for an upcoming tour.

00:01 Beav jumped into the comment section and is shook04:03 The Greatest Rivalry health check11:30 The BUSHBUCK moment with a no8 banana kick13:40 Which team gets the most All Blacks?17:50 Hurricanes v Crusaders key takeaways21:28 Leicester still looks good at 7 but to be an AB should he focus on centre?28:13 The Jonah's get two Aussies and one Kiwi30:03 Donaldson's Force could shake the finals series up31:59 The Drua are what highlight reels are made of33:30 Moana playing like 202535:46 Blues v Crusaders will be epic under the roof37:32 Round 13 Picks

People in this episode

Host: Kirstie Stanway-Thorne

Topics covered

  • All Blacks performance
  • rugby rivalries
  • team analysis
  • match predictions
  • player development

Keywords

  • All Blacks
  • rugby
  • Hurricanes
  • Crusaders
  • Leicester
  • Drua
  • Moana
  • Blues
  • match analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hurricanes, Crusaders, Drua, Moana, Blues

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